Archive January, 2022 - What The Red Herring
What To Read For Black History Month

What To Read For Black History Month

It’s that time of year again. Tomorrow is the first day of Black History Month. Here are four books to read to your kids. Don’t be afraid to take your time with these, and to sit with discomfort as you answer your kids’ questions.

Super…Human

Super…Human

I’m thinking of a woman I passed on my way into the grocery store with an aggressively bad side shave – I’ve seen the look before, it’s usually a kind of buzzed or shaved rectangle over one ear with the rest of the hair left long.

Swedish Death Cleaning

Swedish Death Cleaning

When you think about sorting your belongings before your death to ease the burden on those who come after you…

Does it make you feel uncomfortable? Or do you think, hmm, that’s a good idea? Or are you like those people who are finish Christmas shopping by November and you’re thinking, I’ve already done that?

I read The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson because I’m curious about the concept. I felt that having the death cleaning framework in my mind might inform the way I keep house right now.

Empire of Wild

Empire of Wild

It’s been a while since I read a book I couldn’t put down. It’s been some time since I shared any of my reading here. Depression can dim the light of brilliant books, and dampen enthusiasm for sharing them. That is still a problem. But this book cut through.